Christmas 8 Weeks Away; Lights of Hope Begins Nov. 25
Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 8:11PM
Editor

Christmas is coming.

Anderson's Lights of Hope , a holiday drive through nearly a mile of animated Christmas lights display at Darwin Wright Park, is scheduled for November 25 - 9:00 PM until Saturday, December 25 - 9:30 PM

The annual light show has over a million multi-colored lights and over 65 different displays.  The displays are both animated and stationary, and it takes about 20 minutes to drive through them. 

Proceeds from the Front Gate admission specifically goes to benefit local charities in Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties. 

Admission to park: $5.00 per car, $25 per 15 passenger van, $35 per bus. We take donations of special items and they are: 5 or more canned goods, new toys, new blankets, hearing aids, walkers, canes, wheelchairs, and other in-home medical equipment, 2 or more pairs of eyeglasses, new small suitcases.

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